I don't agree with everything he did in his life, but we're dealing with this Howard Hughes, at this point. And also ultimately the flaw in Howard Hughes, the curse so to speak.

I was born in 1942, so I was mainly aware of Howard Hughes' name on RKO Radio Pictures.

There are two kinds of power you have to fight. The first is the money, and that's just our system. The other is the people close around you, knowing when to accept their criticism, knowing when to say no.

I can't really envision a time when I'm not shooting something.

I love studying Ancient History and seeing how empires rise and fall, sowing the seeds of their own destruction.

There are times when you have to face your enemies, sit down and deal with it.

I just - I kind of see it that way. I find the higher angles down. I do - look, you can go back to the staircase shots in "Third Man" or the staircase in "La Dolce Vita." So I just find that visual construction in a frame.